Novasupporter Posted February 22, 2012 Share #1 Posted February 22, 2012 Recent article in the Plattsburgh Press-Republican indicates company plans to expand Plattsburgh operation to include producing CNG Buses. Nova Bus plans to expand » Local News » Press-Republican Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothian Posted February 22, 2012 Share #2 Posted February 22, 2012 Interesting, I never would have thought that Nova would one day offer CNG, as it is a bit of a niche market. But if Nova expects growth in the US CNG fleet, who am I to contradict? I guess that an important order (MTA?) would be required to make the production line investment even remotely profitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novasupporter Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share #3 Posted February 24, 2012 Interesting, I never would have thought that Nova would one day offer CNG, as it is a bit of a niche market. But if Nova expects growth in the US CNG fleet, who am I to contradict? I guess that an important order (MTA?) would be required to make the production line investment even remotely profitable. My guess is they must be talking with MTA about a possible order to even be considering this type of investment. However as mentioned in one of the APTA posts they are also deep into a fully electric bus development with no firm interest to support the investment. IIRC they have two fully electric prototypes now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothian Posted February 24, 2012 Share #4 Posted February 24, 2012 True, there might not be a firm interest in Nova's electric bus right now but most major Quebec TAs have vouched to buy exclusively hybrid starting in 2013 and exclusively electric buses starting in 10 years time or so (not sure of the exact timeframe). So that's a strong incentive for Nova to start developing and troubleshooting their electric options right now -- before tryout orders go to Designline or even New Flyer. There's already a Designline electric bus about to be delivered in the Montreal area, because Nova couldn't be ready fast enough. Anyway, I really look forward to the first tests of the electric prototypes you're talking about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted February 24, 2012 Share #5 Posted February 24, 2012 Oh man, I'd love to see a Nova LFS CNG on the B16 or the B43! I hope this goes through. Good luck to Nova!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadway Local Posted February 28, 2012 Share #6 Posted February 28, 2012 I hope MTA orders Novabus LFS CNGs. They can go to Gleason and College Point! :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted March 7, 2012 Share #7 Posted March 7, 2012 Interesting, I never would have thought that Nova would one day offer CNG, as it is a bit of a niche market. But if Nova expects growth in the US CNG fleet, who am I to contradict? I guess that an important order (MTA?) would be required to make the production line investment even remotely profitable. The price of CNG in the US, however, has plummeted. CNG is much cheaper than diesel these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCtrainfan01 Posted March 8, 2012 Share #8 Posted March 8, 2012 Interesting move by Nova. I Would love to see a Novabus LFS CNG out of West Farms on the Bx36, Bx32, and Bx15. What a sight that would be! :cool: One question though, would CNG be an option for the LFS arctic too or just for the 40ft LFS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothian Posted March 8, 2012 Share #9 Posted March 8, 2012 I suppose it's all up to the customer, if the MTA wants an artic CNG bus then Nova will design it for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmouse Posted March 9, 2012 Share #10 Posted March 9, 2012 Testing my Photoshop Skills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothian Posted March 9, 2012 Share #11 Posted March 9, 2012 That bus looks great! :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBus63 Posted April 14, 2012 Share #12 Posted April 14, 2012 Nova's interest in CNG is probably due to the fact that the Obama administration is heavily pushing natural gas as a preferred fuel for bus and commercial vehicle fleets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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